Rob Van Dam Will Defeat Dean Ambrose

One of the easiest ways to start a pay-per-view off with a bang is to have a championship change hands on the pre-show.

Seeing as how this is the match booked as the kickoff for one of the four biggest events of the year, the likelihood of that happening goes up in response.

Since Rob Van Dam and Dean Ambrose are not yet in an intricate, deep feud with one another, some might feel as though this means the match is filler.

However, that fact could also help the argument that Ambrose will drop the belt.

After all, Ambrose originally won it from Kofi Kingston out of the blue and their feud developed following the title change.

Rob Van Dam is still coming off his return, wherein his popularity has yet to falter. This could be an asset that WWE wants to capitalize on, at least for the time being.

He is a seasoned veteran, meaning his win will not put Ambrose down as though he had lost to someone beneath him. Ambrose saves face because of that.

When you couple those factors in with the downgrade of a push that The Shield has received as of late and the possibility that WWE could be looking for a change to keep things fresh, there is a very good chance Van Dam leaves with the title.

Whether or not his title reign afterward is nothing but a transitional one is a different story for a different time.